title: Seed longevity: survival and maintenance of high germination ability of dry seeds.
abstract: The seed constitutes the main vector of plant propagation and it is a critical development stage with many specificities. Seed longevity is a major challenge for the conservation of plant biodiversity and for crop success. Seeds possess a wide range of systems (protection, detoxification, repair) allowing them to survive in the dry state and to preserve a high germination ability. Therefore, the seed system provides an appropriate model to study longevity and aging.
authors.affiliation: UMR204, Institut national de la recherche agronomique-AgroParisTech laboratoire de biologie des semences, Institut Jean-Pierre-Bourgin-Institut national de la recherche agronomique, Versailles cedex, France. loic.rajjou@agroparistech.fr
authors.forename: Loïc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rajjou
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Debeaujon
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics; D002470:Cell Survival; D003486:Cyanides / Q000378:metabolism; D004260:DNA Repair; D003890:Desiccation; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000502:physiology; D018525:Germination / Q000502:physiology*; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology; D011309:Preservation, Biological; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism; D012639:Seeds / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000502:physiology; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D003486:Cyanides; D005419:Flavonoids; D010940:Plant Proteins; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D014810:Vitamin E; D005680:gamma-Aminobutyric Acid